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// The Truth Comes Out 
// Story: Rising of the Sun 
// by Starlight Comet 
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March 22, 2013, 3:00pm

As Ms. Stone walked into the choir room, she was shocked to find that only six of the glee club members were in attendance.

"Where is everybody else?" she asked.

"They're arguing with each other," Soarin' replied, "along with everyone else in the school."

"Not only that," Caramel added, "but Sonata is back!  Although, she does look and act differently than from the girl we know."

Sunrise wasn't paying much attention; his mind was still wrapped around the fact that Sonata was back at school.  "What if," he chimed in, "Sonata and those two girls had something to do with the green mist and why everyone is arguing with one another."

The Doctor than chose that moment to chime in and state "Well, that explains it then.  The girls are obviously sirens."  This answer, however, was greeted by raised eyebrows from everyone.

"Si-what?!" exclaimed Vinyl.

"Didn't any of you learn about Greek mythology?" The Doctor asked with a tone of surprise.

"Yeah; when we were eight!" said Sunrise.

The Doctor then gave a sigh and said "Well, to recap, sirens are  dangerous yet beautiful creatures, portrayed as women, who lure nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their islands.  Some say that sirens need to control people and feed off their energy in order to remain immortal.  Without energy, a siren would become mortal and would age properly."

Sunrise couldn't believe it; he had known Sonata for three years and never would have guessed that she was, in reality, a mythological creature.

"But how the heck were they able to control all of the students like that?" Soarin' asked.  "Sonata was a member of our club for three years and we didn't feel controlled."

"The absorption must vary depending on how many sirens are in each room."  The Doctor explained.  "Even though we didn't feel anything, it is quite possible that Sonata was absorbing energy from all of us."

At this, Sunrise felt something inside him break; it was his heart.  If what The Doctor had said was true, perhaps the club members were not Sonata's friends, but just a meal to her. 

Sapphire Stone turned to The Doctor and asked, "Is there any way to defeat them so your friends can come back to their senses?" 

The Doctor thought for a second and said "The only way sirens can be defeated is if someone were to destroy their jewels by singing."

"That's it, then." Sunrise said in an angry voice, "We'll have to enter into the battle of the bands."

Sunrise then turned to Big Mac and said, "Big Mac, go done to the auditorium and sign us up for the competition."

Big Mac replied with a simple "Eeyup" and ran toward the auditorium.  Sunrise then turned to the rest of the club members with a stern look on his face.

"Alright everyone," he said, "let's go save our friends."